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DJT premiered a logo on Truth Social for rebranding ICE.

fwd.us: DACA Recipients Are Under Attack

FWD.us Launches New Campaign to Document and Push Back Against the Administration's Escalating Attacks on DACA Recipients Systematic Delays. Increased denials. Hundreds more detained and deported. This effort of delay, denial, detention, and deportation against Dreamers is putting hundreds of thousands of people at risk. It demands

Conference, Human Rights and Local Resistance: From Criminalization of Civic Spaces to Action, June 4, 2026, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

On behalf of the Bringing Human Rights Home Lawyers Network (BHRH), with support from Northeastern University School of Law, Center for Global Law and Justice, and the Gittis Legal Clinic at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, you are invited to join Human Rights and Local Resistance: From Criminalization

Associated Press: "Trump’s ‘gold card’ visa starting at $1 million granted to just 1 person so far, White House says"

ONE is the number of people so far that have been granted Trump’s $1 million “Gold Card” visa, according to the White House. It’s a far cry from the $1.3 billion that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick claimed the visa program had raked in back in December, as

U.S. immigration policy changes push away foreign researchers

No surprises here. Recent surveys show that research labs are losing scientists, postdocs and students due to both immigration policies and funding changes at the National Institutes of Health. — STAT

Pew Research Center: About half of Americans continue to say Trump administration is doing ‘too much’ on deportations

About half of Americans say Trump admin. is doing “too much” on deportations: Agreement with that sentiment is highly partisan, with 84% of Democrats and 19% of Republicans in agreement, according to a new poll. Pew Research Center byJoseph Copeland andAlexandra Cahn "About half of U.S. adults (52%

Immigration Enforcement Affects Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Families

Immigration enforcement affected both immigrant and nonimmigrant families across the US in 2025 Urban’s 2025 Well-Being and Basic Needs Survey found that nearly half of Hispanic adults worried about being approached by immigration authorities. Explore this and our other findings from the survey: * Immigrant Families Disengaged from Public Life

From the Bookshelves: Bordering on Indifference: Immigration Agents Negotiating Race and Morality by Irene I. Vega

Bordering on Indifference: Immigration Agents Negotiating Race and Morality by Irene I. Vega, Princeton University Press 2025 The publisher's description: "Immigration agents have a frontline view of the racial, economic, and legal inequalities that undocumented migration reflects—and yet most agents do not think of the role

Reuters: US to close watchdog office for federal immigration detention abuses

Deaths in immigrant detention are on the rise. Oversight seems to be needed. The Hill reports that, through March, 46 noncitizens have died in detention. However, Reuters reports that a Department of Homeland Security watchdog office for detention abuses has been closed, the Trump administration said yesterday. The Office of

Questionable White House Post on Cinco de Mayo

As this USA Today story reports, not all persons of Mexican ancestry celebrate Cinco de Mayo. I do not for reasons that will become apparent in this post. Racial sensitivity often is elusive as many non-Mexicans celebrate the holiday with alcohol and taco bowls. "As Cinco de Mayo celebrations

A series of breaking news photos from Trump's immigration crackdown

Reuters was named a finalist for the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Photography 'for coverage of wide-ranging immigration enforcement actions across the United States, a portfolio distinguished by its breadth, power and immediacy.'

From the Bookshelves: The Inside Story of Trump’s Mass Deportation Program by Julia Ainsley

The Inside Story of Trump’s Mass Deportation Program by Julia Ainsley A revealing, news driven account of the Trump Administration’s mass deportation program, featuring never-before-told stories and behind-the-scenes reporting from NBC News’ Senior Homeland Security Correspondent. Here is the publisher's pitch for the book: "In